Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante crash, Jan 21, 1988, Vilhena
Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante accident on January 21, 1988 near Vilhena, Rondônia, Brazil with no fatalities. Cause: Low airspeed during the final sharp...
- Date: January 21, 1988
- Aircraft: Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante
- Location: Vilhena, Rondônia, Brazil
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Low airspeed during the final sharp turn led to a stall.
A TABA Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante on a scheduled passenger flight to Vilhena made a final sharp turn at low airspeed, stalled and crashed about 2 km short of the runway threshold. All 13 occupants were injured and the aircraft was written off.